Monday, January 30, 2012

Quick & Easy: Glazed Mustard Salmon

I don't know about you, but there are some days where dinner better be quick and easy to fix or forget it. Today was one of those days. Not a big fan of mustard? Not to worry. This is one recipe where the combination of ingredients provides the flavor versus one flavor hog.

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, cook the brown sugar, honey, mustard and soy sauce for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in the ginger.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray over medium heat. Coat the salmon filets with nonstick cooking spray and place skin side down in the skillet. Spread some glaze over the filets and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

3. Turn the filets, spread with more glaze and cook another 5 minutes or until the salmon flakes with a fork. Add the remaining glaze to the pan and cook 1 minute until bubbly. Serve the sauce with the salmon.

Whether you are newly diagnosed or a seasoned Type 2 Diabetic, welcome.

For me it'll be five years since being diagnosed, and I don't mind saying maintaining a diabetic-friendly diet 24/7 "just ain't no walk in the park" to put it bluntly. Example - I was out in California at Disneyland shortly after being diagnosed. My friends and I were hungry so we headed over to Downtown Disney. As we were about to choose a restaurant, my dear friend, Jonathan, turned to me and asked "So what can you eat?" My response, "Food."

Yes, everyone had a rather good laugh. And you should too.

It is true, you do have to be more aware of what you eat. But, diabetes management has come a LONG way from even 15 years ago. Now, you can have a small amount of REAL sugar, as long as you factor it in with the rest of your meal's total carbs.

So the reason for this blog? My close friend, Teena, knows that I've been recently trying different diabetes recipes. When I invited her to join us for dinner, she asked "Why don't you do a blog and share these recipes? Give the REAL scoop on whether to bother, changes required or if it's a keeper." I had already been posting a short snip-it and pic of the dish/dessert on Facebook with positive input from friends. So, this just seemed to be the next logical step.

So with that, here's to eating not only food, but REAL guilt-free comfort foods (yes you really can use the words "guilt-free" and "comfort foods" together) and desserts (honestly). Ready?